Elbow Pain

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Elbow pain?

This is commonly caused by tendonitis.
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Tendonitis is inflammation and injury to the soft tissues (like a cord) that hold the muscles to the bone called tendons.



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Tennis players are more likely to injure the tendons on the outside of the elbow (tennis elbow).
Golfers are more likely to injure the tendons on the inside of the elbow (golfer's elbow).

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Elbow pain

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How bad is it?


We will take a look at the elbow pain and make sure you don't have to seek urgent care.
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Do you have any fever in addition to this elbow pain?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • It is worse than you think.
  • May be looking at an elbow infection.

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Is the affected elbow area red?

Severely swollen?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • The elbow might be infected
  • You may be looking at bursitis
  • You may be looking at arthritis

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Are you able to use the elbow at all?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • The elbow might be infected
  • You may be looking at bursitis
  • You may be looking at arthritis

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Is the pain due to a direct elbow injury?
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Yes?

 

Has this elbow pain been going on for more than 2 weeks now?
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Seek urgent care or call the doctor.
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Here is why:

  • You may be looking at bursitis
  • You may be looking at arthritis
  • May be looking at a serious sprain

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Well, let's see if you are looking at tennis elbow or something else.
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Elbow pain

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Is it tennis elbow?

Did the pain start slowly and gradually got worse?
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Yes?
This is a symptom of tennis elbow.
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Then again, you may be looking at:

  • Bursitis
  • Narrowing of the joint space
  • Loss of cartilage in the elbow
  • An elbow strain
  • Or infection in the elbow

 

Is the pain on the outside of the upper arm near the elbow?
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It is?
We are getting close to suspecting tennis elbow.
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But then again, it might be bursitis.

 

Try grasping or twisting something.

Does the pain radiate from the outside of the elbow to the forearm?
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Yes?
You are most likely looking at tennis elbow.
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When you grasp or twist something, the pain will radiate from the outside of the elbow to the forearm.

 

Did the pain radiate to the back of the hand?
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Yes?
You are most likely looking at tennis elbow.
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With tennis elbow, when you grasp or twist something, the pain will radiate from the outside of the elbow to the back of the hand.

 

Try bending the wrist backward.
(Like you are revving the engine of a motorcycle against resistance.)

Do you feel pain near the elbow?
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Yes?
You are more than likely looking at tennis elbow pain.
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Suspect tennis elbow if you also have a weak grasp.

 

Do you do activities that involve repetitive twisting of the wrist?
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Like the following professionals?

  • Plumbers
  • Painters
  • Construction workers
  • cooks
  • Butchers
  • Handy men
  • Mechanics.

 

Yes?
Well, you should suspect tennis elbow.
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There may be a partial tear of the tendon fibers, which connect muscle to bone. The tear may be at or near where these fibers begin, on the outside of the elbow.

Let's see what a pharmacist recommend to help with this elbow pain. Or would you like to see the nearest urgent care clinic to you?

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We just went through the signs of a tennis elbow pain.
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If you suspect a tennis elbow pain, let's see what a pharmacist recommend you do to help with this pain. Or would you like to see the nearest urgent care clinic to you?

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